Physical Education

Throughout the school year, students will perform basic motor and manipulative skills and will attain competency in a variety of physical activities. Students will participate in activities related to a specific sport; learn about the skill related components of physical fitness and how they apply to the chosen sport; and will gain proficiency in the necessary skills of the sport. Students will also participate in activities to improve the health related components of physical fitness; learn about overall wellness; understand the benefits of being active; and are encouraged to participate in daily exercise whether in school, at home, or in their community.

Standard 1: Personal health and fitness

Students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain physical fitness, participate in physical activity, and maintain health.

Standard 2: A safe and healthy environment

Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment.

Standard 3: Resource Management

Students will understand and be able to manage their personal and community resources.

Physical Education

GradeS 9, 10, 11, 12 | Full-Year Course

All students are required by the State Department of Education to take four full years of physical education unless a written note from a medical doctor is presented to the school nurse. Work completed during this class satisfies the Department of Education requirements for hands only CPR/AED instruction and return demonstration.

PREREQUISITE: none

Dance

GradeS 9, 10, 11, 12 | Full-Year Course

Throughout the year-long course, students will get to see that dance is an amazing way for us to express ourselves physically, artistically and emotionally. By the end of this Dance Program, students will understand their capability of expression through movement.

Students will work on their performance skills, their sense of rhythm, developing their muscle memory, improvisation techniques and their technical ability through embodying a variety of dance genres and routines.

Beginning with a classical focus on Ballet, students will create a foundation for them to build upon in other dance genres we will explore such as Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Latin Dance. Students will begin by learning the basic ballet positions and fundamentals, as the language and movements will translate through into other styles later on through the course. This will in turn help them become all rounded dancers.

Students will then participate in the ‘Devising & Performance’ unit where they will get to experience working on choreography as a group. Later taking it to the stage at the end of year Dance Curriculum Showcase! They will get to work on their sense of performance and be able to experience the thrilling feeling of presenting their work in front of an audience.

Beginning and ending classes off with warm ups and stretching, students will work on improving their flexibility throughout the year. The dance studio is a safe space for students to express themselves and create work both in groups and independently.

PREREQUISITE: none